Hints and Tips

Here are some vital points to keep your art programme moving this year...

• Suggested Art activities linked to the curriculum might be kept in a plastic folder for class room teachers or art teacher. The activities are only starting points for you the teacher, students will come up with their own ideas and creations.

• Use a mind map to brainstorm ideas before commencing the art activity. Discussion and research are extremely important with any art activity.

• If the school is on 2 levels, you may need to buy two trolleys because of OH&S difficult and dangerous to lift it up and down stairs.

• Stock a Trolley for each area or floor of a school building with products and tools suitable for their programmes.

• A Literacy Trolley might be set up for a group of grades to share with speciality products such as Posca Pens, Metallic Fineliners, Water Soluble Pencils, Craft Cut Scissors, speciality papers and card to assist in creative presentations of work.

• A Construction Trolley or Modelling Trolley, custom stocked with products and tools suitable for focus area.